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VMware server 2 supports the Microsoft [[Shadow Copy]] service. ([[Microsoft Virtual Server]] 2005 R2 SP1 also supports Shadow Copy.) Virtual machines that support this service can be [[Backup|backed up]] without stopping.
VMware server 2 supports the Microsoft [[Shadow Copy]] service. ([[Microsoft Virtual Server]] 2005 R2 SP1 also supports Shadow Copy.) Virtual machines that support this service can be [[Backup|backed up]] without stopping.


VMware Server was [[discontinued]] in January 2010; general support ended on June 30, 2011.<ref>[http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle/general/ General Life Cycle Support Policy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Its major server functions have since been merged into [[VMware Workstation]] starting from version 8 as a feature named Shared Virtual Machines.<ref>[https://www.vmware.com/support/ws80/doc/releasenotes_workstation_80.html#shared_vms VMware Workstation 8.0 Release Notes]</ref>
VMware Server was [[discontinued]] in January 2010; general support ended on June 30, 2011.<ref>[http://www.vmware.com/support/policies/lifecycle/general/ General Life Cycle Support Policy<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> Its major server-side functions have since been merged into [[VMware Workstation]] starting from version 8 as a feature named Shared Virtual Machines.<ref>[https://www.vmware.com/support/ws80/doc/releasenotes_workstation_80.html#shared_vms VMware Workstation 8.0 Release Notes]</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 08:32, 1 February 2016

VMware Server
Developer(s)VMware
Final release
2.0.2 (Build 203138) / October 26, 2009 (2009-10-26)
Operating systemMicrosoft Windows
Linux
Platformx86-compatible
TypeHypervisor
LicenseFree, closed source (certain underlying components used are open source[1])
Websitevmware.com/products/server/
VMware Server 1.0.6 for Windows running Linux as a guest

VMware Server (formerly VMware GSX Server) is a discontinued free-of-charge virtualization-software server suite developed and supplied by VMware, Inc.

VMware Server has fewer features than VMware ESX, software available for purchase, but can create, edit, and play virtual machines. It uses a client–server model, allowing remote access to virtual machines, at the cost of some graphical performance (and 3D support). It can run virtual machines created by other VMware products and by Microsoft Virtual PC.

VMware Server can preserve and revert to a single snapshot copy of each separate virtual machine within the VMware Server environment. The software does not have a specific interface for cloning virtual machines, unlike VMware Workstation.

Naming

The former name GSX Server allegedly stands for Ground Storm X, an early code name for the project.[2]

Versions

VMware Server 1.0

VMware released version 1.0 of Server on July 12, 2006, replacing the discontinued VMware GSX Server product-line. VMware Inc continued to develop the Vmware Server 1.0.x series, issuing a maintenance release (version 1.0.10) on 26 October 2009.

VMware Server 2.0

VMware Server 2 runs on several server-class host operating systems,[3] including different versions of Microsoft Windows Server 2000, 2003, and 2008, and mainly enterprise-class Linuxes. The manual explicitly states: "you must use a Windows server operating system". The product also runs on Windows 7 Enterprise Edition.

Server 2 uses a web-based user-interface, the "VMware Infrastructure Web Access", instead of a GUI. For web interfaces, VMware Server 2 and VMware vCenter 4 use the Tomcat 6 web server, while VMware vCenter 2.5 is based on Tomcat 2.5.

As part of the product, the VMware Host Agent service allows remote access to VMware Server functionality.[4]

VMware server 2 supports the Microsoft Shadow Copy service. (Microsoft Virtual Server 2005 R2 SP1 also supports Shadow Copy.) Virtual machines that support this service can be backed up without stopping.

VMware Server was discontinued in January 2010; general support ended on June 30, 2011.[5] Its major server-side functions have since been merged into VMware Workstation starting from version 8 as a feature named Shared Virtual Machines.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://download3.vmware.com/software/open-source/server/open_source_licenses_vmware_server_2.txt
  2. ^ Welcome to vSphere-land! » History of VMware
  3. ^ VMware Server 2 User's Guide
  4. ^ Larisch, Dirk (2008). Praxisbuch VMware Server 2: Das praxisorientierte Nachschlagewerk zu VMware Server 2 (in German) (2 ed.). Hanser Verlag. p. 471. ISBN 978-3-446-41558-4. Retrieved 2011-03-23. VMware Host Agent: Dieser Dienst ermoeglicht den Remote-Zugriff (Fernverwaltung) des entsprechenden Hostsystems zur Administration. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |trans_title= (help)
  5. ^ General Life Cycle Support Policy
  6. ^ VMware Workstation 8.0 Release Notes
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